musings and meditations from an ordinary husband, father, and pastor seeking to follow Christ

a salvation angels dream about

1 Peter 1:3-12 “3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. 10 Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, 11 inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. 12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.”

If angels, who have never been redeemed from sin, who did not require a sacrifice, who were not under the penalty of sin and thus rescued from sin, long to look into the things of salvation, shouldn’t we sinners who have been redeemed long to look even more? You could say they are curious in a way that we are not since they do not know these things by experience. But I say we should dive deep into the ocean of saving grace and explore as much as we can. Get out of the shallow waters you easily satisfied Christian! Dive in! Dig in the sandy bottoms. Overturn the rocks of election and calling and justification and propitiation and the new birth and faith and repentance and sanctification and glorification and union and communion and spiritual gifts and adoption and redemption and so on. [And if you don’t know what those words are, get your Bible out and get to work.] If you will long to look I bet God will give you at least a glimpse and it will fill you with joy inexpressible. Go for it. Happy searching!